Slicing-machine.



E. A. HAND. SLICING 1110111111:. 'APPLICATION FILED 001231.15910,

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m @X1/@g Patented Jan. 9, 1912.

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E. A. HAND.

SLIGING MACHINE. APPLIOATION HLED 00T. 31, 1910 Patented Jan. 9, 1912.

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E. A. HAND.

SLIGNG MACHINE..

APBLIGATION FILED 0012.31, 1910.

' `Patented J an; 9, 1912.

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B. A. HAND.- sLIoING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 31, l1910.

Patented Jan. 9, 1912.

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' "unirse srarads :eues wenn Hann, or cnrcaco, Immers.

sereine-marmitte'.

Specieaton of lapplication filed October 11 To all 'whom it may concern: Y

Be it known that i', Enos ALFRED Hann, a subject of the King of England, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State olllinois, have invented. certain newand useful 'Improvements in Slicingddachines, of which the following is a specilication. rl`his 'invention relates to slicing machines in general and more particularly to im# i proveniente in meat slicing machines and one of the objects of .the invention is to-provide improved means for automatically removing the rind or skin from meat, suclras the side of a bacon, during thc'slicing process so that as each and every rasher or slice of bacon is cut the rind or skin will be simultaneously removed therefrom. and the rasher oi-.slice will leave the machine ready for cooking, thereby not only saving consid erable 4time of the butcher but also resulting in considerable Ysaving of meat to the customer, while at the same time the rind vor skin is allowed to remain on the uncut portion of the meat to preserve the samc.

A further object is to provideA an' improved cutter for removing the rind or skin and improved means whereby the cuttermay be operated with respect to its support simultaneously with the operation of ,the slicing cutter-and of the meat supporting carriage or platform.

LA -further-.objectis to-4 provide an improved niachine of this characterwhich will be simple, durable and cheap in construction, and effective and' eiiieient in operation.

.To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of other 'new and useful objects, as will appear, the'invention consists in the features of novelty inthe construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter more fully de-v scribed and claimed and shownin the accoinpanying drawings illust-rating the embodiment of the invention, and in which- Figure-1 is a side elevation of fa portion 'of a meat cutting machina having an irnproved rind.

orskih removing means constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention and applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a det-ail perspective view of a portion of the ina-chine with parts broken away. Fig. 3 is an' enlarged detail viewglpartly in elevation yand parti in section`,"showing the' modified form ofya'rind removing knife or" cutter-as taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 11. Eig. 4 is a detail side elevation of a portion of a 13 isv vpreferaby Letters Patent.

` rammed. Jan. 9,1912. isle.V serial no. 529,91. meat cutting machine showing a modified form of attachment. Fig. 5 is a top view lof Fig. 4. Fig.' 6 is a detail view, lar to Fig. 1,`of still another modified simiform knife 11- and reciprccatory meat supporting with respect tothe knife 11 in such a manner that a relative movement between the `knite and table may be obtained. The table is preferably mounted for Asliding movement with respect to the knife or cutter 11 with one edge thereof contiguous to the cutting plane of-'the knife.' This 4table 12 is also adapted to be moved backwar'dly and Aforwardly freni the right to the left in Fig. 1 for carrying the meat against the knife `11. Further mechanism is also provided for feeding the meat laterally 12, the rate of-such .feed corresponding to the thickness of the rasher to be cut from thc meat. Alle. the above described parts, however, may be of the ordinary and well of the present invention. g

Adjacent the lateral edge of the movable table 12 is a rotary cutter 13 which is arranged tov rotate about Aan upright axis which axis is preferably arranged transversely with respect to the axis of rotation of the cutter l1.V This cutter 13 may be of in the form cfa disk,- the axis o which is positionin any desired or suitable manner, prcferablyby means of a bracket 15 secured to any suitable stationary ortion ofthe supporting frame l0. The ife or cutter mounted' so as to project dover the upper face of the table 12 'and is 'or Askin to be cut from the meat.

Figs.- 1 and 2, the cutter 13 is adaptedto be in a suitable frame or housing 18.V One of plan`V of attachment ofa rind cutting knife.- Fig. 7

known construction and constitute no part mounted in an eccentric bearing 14. .The cutter t3 and bearing 14 are supported in` In the form of the invention shown'in-I- A '110 rotated by meansof gears 16, 17 journaled" table 12 which is coperatively mounted across the table f 9'5 any desired contiguratiombut is rcforably spaced from the upper face of the table a distanceequal to the thickness of the rind these gears is connected with the journal 19 of the cutter' 13 and lthe other gear 17 is provided with a journal which extends beyond the supporting frame or housing 18.

The projecting journal 20 of the gear 17 is preferably'of aconicalconstruction and .depends below the gear inV close proximity to a beveled or inclined portion 21 of the adjacent edge of the reciprocating table or platform 12 and llas frictional engagement therewith. The inclined portion'21 ofthe table 'is preferably of a greater 'width than the width of the conical prtion` of the gear bearing so that the portion 20 will always remain in frictional engagement with Athe portion 21 as the arts Wear.- A support 22 may be provide which is arranged in line with the upper face ofthe table or platform 1.2 andin close proximity to the portion of the cutting edge ofthe cutter 13 adjacent the cutting edge of the cut.

'and usual manner, the table 12 will be reciprocated toward and away from the cutting edge of the cutter 11 and at the same time fix the table 12 will be reciprocated with respect to the cutter13. As the cutter 13 projects over and slightly above the upper face of the table 12, it will be apparent that as thel table 12 advances, the rmd or skin will be ut from the'meat 23. In order to facilitate the cutting 'of the rind or skin, a rotary -motion is imparted to the cutter 13 which is effected b means of theinclined or beveled face 21 0 the table 12 having frictional engagement with the rotatable and conical portion 20 of the gear 17. ,As the table 1 2 advances, the gear 17 will be rotated which will in turn rotate the gear 16 and this/gear will in turn rotate the cutter 13 so that a rotary motion will beim arted to the cutter 13 in a direction oppose to the dlrection of the advancing movement of the meat;

If desired, a shield 26 may be provided forthe cutter 13.

In the form shown in Fig. 3, the conical member 27 which has frictional engagement with the inclined.' face 21 of the table 12 is mounted directly uponA the axle-'19 of the cutter 1 3, the object being in this form to rotate'the cutter 13 in the same direction as the direction of movement of the table 12.

In the form of the invention 4shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the conical member or portion 20 on the axle of the gear .17 is dispensed with and in place thereof, there is provided a gear 28 andthe front face of the table 12 is arranged in a substantially vertical plane quickly, a handle 41- is throughout itsl edge and a 'rack 29 is secured to the front edge with which rack the gear 28 meshes, whereby a direct and positive drive mechanism is provided for the gear 17 instead of a frictional drive as in. the` forms shown in Figs. 1 to 3. a.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the cutter 13 yis driven from the main o erating shaft 30 of the machine,

,whichsha t imparts motion'to the cutter 11 and the table- 12 in the ordinary and well known manner. In rder to accomplish this direct drivelfrom' the mai-n driving mechaA nism, the'gear 17 is provided with a shaft which is mounted in a suitable bearin and a gear 32 is secured' to the shaft'. his gear 32 meshes with a companion gear 33 on the shaft ,34 journaledV in suitable bearings 35. Operative connection is obtained between the shaft 34 and themain driving shaft 30 of the machine through thev medium of a gear 36 on'the shaft 34 which meshes with a gear 37 on the stub shaft 38 and a gear 39 secured to the stub shaft 38 meshes with a gear 40 on the shaft 30. It

-will thus be seen that when the main shaft 30 is rotated, motion will be imparted to the :gear 4 0 and this gear will in turn rotate the shaft 34 through the medium of the intermediate gears 39, 37, 36. The rotation'of the shaft 34 will be imparted to the cutter 13 through the medium of the intermeshing gears 33, 32 and the gears 17, 16.

The cutter 13 is radapted to be moved into and out of operating positions by means of the eccentric bearin 14 and in order to ac. complish this adjustment readily and rovided which is connected with the bearlng 14, as shown more clearly ,in Fig. 5. When it is desired -to throw the cutter 13 out-of operating position, in all of the forms of the invention with the exception of that shown vin Fig. 3, the handle4 41 is adjusted so as' to rotate the eccentric bearing and thereby move the cutter v13 bodily away from the table 12 so that it will' not.project over the front ed e of the table. Whenthe handleV 41 is a justed to throw the cutter 13 into anl inoperative position, the gear 16 will be adj usted so that it will be moved out of mesh with the gear 17 as will be understood. The adjustment of the handle 41 inthe form shown in. Fig. 3, will cause the conical portion 27 of the axle 19 of the cutter 13 to be Amoved out of engagement with the inclined face 21 of the table 12 and the cutter 13 will be moved so that the' active portion of itsl edge will not project over the edge of thetable 12.l 1

. The meat supporting table 12 'isprovided with any suitable means for moving the same backwardly and forwardly from right to left and toward and ,away` from the cutter 11, as shown in Figs. 8 and A9, the specific Loir-,nee

construction of which operating mechanism, forms no part of the presentmventio'n, but, as shown in these tufo figures, there 1s provided an` upright shaft 42 which is journaled in the supporting structure 10 and is provided with a crank arm 43 to 4which a link 44 is p'ivotally connected by one end as at 45. ,The other endof the link is pivotally connected as 'at't to the plate or support 12 which is adapted to move on the guides 4:7 in the lordinary and usual' manners() that when the shaft 42 is rotated, the crank arm 43 will bev rotated and a relative movement between the table. 12 and the knife or cutter 1.1, will be obtained. Mounted upon the table or support 12 is the usual follower-48, which is adapted tobe advanced by means ofa ,screw 4:9 with `'whichfthe follower 48' I. has the usual lcon'nectii) This screw 49 is rotated means of t, e usual pawl and ratchet construction 5D, 51, the pa'wl of ivhieh4` receives its motion' from a cam or oscillating member 42X pivtally mounted to vthe table or support 12. 'One end o' this can; br member 42X is connectedfto the pawl 50 byin'eans'of a link A5'1, and en antifriction rollerl ,orprojection-52 is 'provided on the link 44 'so to 'engage 'the farms 53, 54 of the cam 'or lever 42 to rock 'the latter about its 49, The'slra'ft ,42 receives its motion from any'source'o'f'powen'such asa hand Wheel 55 vvhiel/ i is'connectelft'rgnsliaft, and this lat-'ter 1s in tu'rn oc'nnected to the shaft 42 through the medium "of the intermeshin'g gears 58,

58. ..eflhe vgear 58 also has meshing with it,

another ear 59 4which is connected to e shaft 160 'on viiiich shaft is secure'd 'a spro'skct Wheel 61. A support chain 62 .pa'sscsover the sprocket Wheel 6l and also a sprocket Wheel 63 4on @the vaxle 'ffthe knife or cutter l i.

'at is claimed "as :new is: 1.`In 'a meat slicing machine, the combination of 4ajsupport for the meat 'to be mit,

tively movable, a rind yremoving cutter the.

a "cutter, fsa'idicu-tt'erand 'support being relatively movable, va rind removing cutter the .cutting 'edge 'of which operates Iin a plane interseung ulepiae "in which the @new edge of 'thefrst l'recitedcutte'r operates, an means fdr imparting al. cutting motion to the second recited cutter.

"2. ln va meat slicin' rnachine,the combinationof a 'support or the meat to be-cut,

a cutter, vsaid cutter ijand support 'boing relavcutting"edgefdf 'v vlich operates 'iri'a plane intersectinglthe phi-nein which the cuttinv edge dt-"theiirst recited cutter operates, an'

means 'iniaiting'u'cutting motion to the second/recite `cutter relative to the movement'of the 4irst recited cutter.

3. `In a meat slicing machine, the. combination of a 4vreletively movable meat sup- .ivotin one direction VVo'r the Vother atc-, (for Ing to thejdii'ecticnfof movement of the Asupport 12 lto 'impart motion to the screw port and slicing cutter extending beyond the upper surface of the sup Jort, a rind removing cutter, a supperl or the latter, and means for imparting movement to the rind Aremoving cutter relative to its support and -and slicinor cutter extending beyond the upper surice'iof the support, a cutter for removin the rind from the individual slices separate. y and as they are cut, a support for the rind removing cutter, and means for imparting movement to the latter dur-ing its cuttingr operation and relative to its support and the first recited cutter.

6. In a meat slicing machinmthe combination of a relatively movable meat support and slicing cutter extending beyond the upper surface of thel support, a cutter for removing the rind from the individual slices separately' and as they are cut, a support for the rind .removing cutter, and means for imparting movement to the latter during its cutting operationinnd relative to its supportand the first recited cutter, the cutting. edges of the cutters operating in intersecting planes.

7. In a meat slicing machine; the combination of a support and a pivotally mounted slicing cuttcrvextending'beyond the upper 'surface or" the support, said support and cutter being capable of a relative bodilyA movement, u second pivotally mounted cut` ter for removing the outer layer from the meat, and means for moving thelust recited 4cutter about its pivot for cutting the meat.

8. In a 'meat slicing machine, the combination of a support and a pivotalljr mounted slicing cutter extending beyond the, upper` surface. of' the Su' port, said support and movement','a second pivotally mounted cutter for removing the outer vlaver from the meat, and means for moving the last recited cutter about its pivot 'for cutting the meat,

Athe second recited cutter and the support being also capable of bodily relative movement.

9. In a meat slicing'machine, the combination of a meat support and a pivot-ally supported slicing cutter extending beyond the upper surface of the support, saidsupport; and cutter being capable of bodily relative movement, means for moving the cutter about its pivot duringsuch relative vmovecnt-ter `being 'capa .le of a relative bodilyl cutter'about its outer layer of the meat, a support upon which -the latter cutter is mounted for pivotal movement, said second cutter and the first recited support being also capable of bodily relativemovement, and means for moving the' second cutterabout its pivot during suchrelative movement.

'.' 'In a meat slicing-machine, the combi= 1.0 nation of a meat support Ianda pivetalljsupported. slicing 'cutter extending -beydrnd the'upper surface of. the sup ort, saitl' supl 4portland cutter being capiible of bodily" 'relative movement, means for moving the cutter about'its pivot during such relative movement-, 'a' second cutter for removing the outery laye'r of the, meat, a sup ort upon which the .latter cutter is mounted for pivotal movementsaid'*second cutter and the first lrecited support/[being also -capableof bodily relative. movement, and mea-ns for moving the second cutter about vits pivot during'suc'h vr'elativ'e movement, the active ortions of the two cutters operating in intersecting'planes.

11. In a mea-tslicing machine, the combination of a meat support, and a 'pivotally supported slicing cutter extending beyond the upper vsurface ofthe sup ort, said support and cutterI being capa le of bodily relative movement, means for moving the cutter about1 its ivot during 'such relative movement, a ri removing cutter, a supportjupon' whichV the latter is mounted for '35 pivotal; movement, :said second cutter and the rs'trecited support being also capable of bodily relative movement, and means for mo thesecond recited' cutter about its pivot'- uring .sliclrfrelative movement, the

'4o pivots of said. cutters beingarranged transversely with'grelation to eachother.

12.'- a; meat slicing machne,'the combil nation1 of a.' meat support -and a. pivot-ally 'supported slicing cutter extending beyond the' upper surface'of the 'supppru said su port and cutter being capa le'of bodi y relative movement, means lfor moving the pivot during such 'relative' movement, a' rin -removing cutter, a. sup-4 port upon which the latter cutter is mountfor pivotal-movement, said rind removmg"cutter and the first recited support being 'also-capable of bodily-relative'movement, means for moving the last recited `cu t-.

. able meat" support and pivotall supported 120 such relative moveter about its pivot'durin exposed edges of ment, and guards? for t 4e the cutters. 13. The combination of.4 arelativelymov-lable meat support androtary slicing cutter; extending beyond the upper surface of' the support toremove the outer layer .of the meat, and a second rotarycutter projecting, vlover the lateral edge 'of-thesupport, said second .cutter and support being also relatively movable.

merit, a second cutter for removing the 14. The combination of a relatively nov'- fable-meat support and rotary slicing cutter4 extending beyond the upper surface of the support to remove 4the outer layerf of .the I neat, and a Vsecond rotary cutter arrangedlo. transversely with respect to the first recited cutter and-projecting over the lateral edge of the support, said second cutter and support being also relatively'movable. "15; The combination of a relatively mov- 75 able meat support and pivotally supported slicing cutter extending beyond the upper 4surface oi thel support. to'.remove the outer layer'of the meat, a second pivotally supported cutter .arranged transversely with re` so spect to the'iirst said cutter and projectin over the lateral edges of the support, said second cutter and support being also rela-: tively movable, and means for simultaneouslly moving the cutters about their respectiv'e pivots during their relative movements withl respect to tlie said support.

16. The combination of a relatively movable meat support and pivotallyv supported slicing cutter extending beyond the upper surface of the support,` a second pivotally -supported cutter arranged with its cutting edge operating. in a plane intersecting the plane in which theV cutting edge of the first Vrecited cutter operates and with its-edge projecting over the lateral edge of the'rst said support to remove the outer layer of the meat, the secondsaid cutter and the irst said support being also relatively movable,` and means whereby such relative'movement 10( will move the second recited cutter about its l pivot. 17. The combination of a relatively movable meat support and pivotall supported slicing' cutter extending beyon the upper 105 surface of the support, a second pivota ly supported cutter arranged with its cuttingV -edge operating in a plane intersecting the plane in which the cutting edge ofthe firstrecited cutterl operates and with its edge .projecting over thelateral edge of the first said-support to'remove the outer iayer of the meat, the second said c utter and the lirst said' support being also relatively movable, and an operating connection between th6 'second recited. cutterl andthe said support whereby 'the relative movement thereof will move the cutterabout its pivot.

i 18 They combination Iof a'. relatively movslicing. cutter extending beyon the upper surface' of `the support, a second pivotally supported cutterarranged 'with' its cutting edge operating ina plane intersecting the plane in which the' cutting edge of the first'125 .recited cutter 4operates "and with its edge -an operating connection-between the second 4recited cutter and the' said support .'.whereby the relative movement thereof will move .thecutter about its pivot, and a guard :5- 'for the last recited cutter. j

`19. In meat slicing machines, the combination of a-relatively movable meat support, A`[and a slicing 'cutter, means `whereby such relative 'movement will cause the cutter to 10 1project beyond theupper surface of the su ppor't, a support, a second cutter movably mounted with respectfto its support, said .se'co'nd cutter and the irstrecited support falso relatively movable, means where- 'by-such relative movement will causeltlie second said cutter to project' over tlie lateral edge ofthe first said support to remove the. vjouter layer ofthe meat, and means whereby suc'h -relative movement will impart -,movefgomenttothe second said cutter with respectf1to=its support'. 20. In meat slicing machines, thecombi.-

Fnation of -a relatively movable meat support.

, 'and a. slicing cutter, meansl whereby such relativefmovement willcainle the cutter to "project beyond the upper surface of the support, 'a support, a second cutter movably mounted with respect `to its support, saidv se'c`o11dcutter .andthe recited support 30l'being also `relatively movable, 4and -means ,"vvhereby such relative movement will cause jtliesecondsaidcutter to project over tbe' 'lateral'ed'ge,oftheflirst said support to rey lmoveltlreouter layer .of thel meat, means 35 'whereby Vsuch relative movement will impart movement' to the second said cutter. --with respect to its supportand in'a direc- `ftion 'opposed the direction of relative.

movement between the second said cutter "40 andthe'iirst said support. 21. EIn'fmeat slicing machines, the combination of a relatively movable meat' support "andp slicing cutter, means whereby1 such `relativemovement will cause the cutter to projectv beyond the upper surface of the support,'a support, a\second cutter movablv mounted with respectxto its support, said second; cutter and the first recited support 'p being also relatively.movable, means wherelby such relative movement. will cause the second said cutter to project over the lateral edge of-the first said support to remove the outerlayer ofk the meat,v means whereby l @relative movement 4will impart 'move =mer`1ttothe second said cutter with respect 'to "it support and inadirection opposed to ff'the irection 'of`rela'tive'movement between i the' econd said 'cutter'and the first vsaid suppor i-'anda means for rendering the second i6 0lreoitevdjcutter inactive. Q

"QQSThe combination of arelatively movable m'eat' support and j pivotallyv mounted slicing cutter. extending beyond 'the upper Ilsurfa'ce of the support, a second pivotally `f ijmountetl cutter projectingover the lateral "cutterivhcrcby suoli relative movement will edge of the support, `said second cutter and support being also .relatively movableJ I, means whereby such relative movement will operate the secondcutter about its pivot to remove the f outer ylayer of 4the meat, and Y70 means for rendering the second said cutter inactive at will.

23. Thecombination of a relatively *movable meat support and pivotally `mounted slicing cutter extending V'beyond :the upper .7,5 surface ofthe support, a second pivotally mounted cut-ter projecting over the vlateral edge of the support for removing theouterlayer ofthe meat, said second cutter-:mdf4 support lbeing also relatively movable an '80'y operating connection between the second said cutter andthe said support whereby suchrelative movement` will V'move' 4the former about its pivot, and 4means :torrendering said connection inactive' at will. .85

24. The combination of a relatively Inovable meat' support and pivotally mounted I slicing cutter'extending.beyond the upper y surface off the support, a second pivotally vmounted. cutter projecting over the lateralfoo edge of the support to remove the outer layer ofthe meat, `said 'sccondcutter and lsupport being also relatively movable, an

operating connection between the Second said cutterand the said support whereby `95 such relative movement will .move fthe former about its pivot, and means forrendering said connection inactive at will, the cutting 4edges of the two cuttersoperating. in planes intersecting each other.

25. The combination of a relatively mov- "able meat support and pivotally lmounted slicing cutter' extending beyond the upper surface of the support, apivotally mounted rind removing cutter projecting over the. lateral edge of the support, said rind -re-' moving cutterand support being also relatively movable, an operating connectionbetween the second said cutter and the salti .support whereby such relative movement will move the former about its pivot, and means for renderingsaid connection inacl .tive at will, the pivots of said cutters -be'ing 4 arranged,transversely with respect to each 26. The combination of u relatively mov-' able Ameat support and pivotally mounted slicing cutter extending beyond the upper surface of the Support, a pivotally mounted. rind removing cutter projecting over'thc 1.120 lateral edge of the support, said rind re-4 moving cutter and support being alsorela-` tively movable, anA operating connection be tween the. said support and the second said move thev cutter about its pivot, and' means for bodily shifting the latter to render the said connection inoperative. 27. The combination of a relatively movable meat support and pivotallymounted.

slicing cutter'extending beyond the upper surface of' the support, a pivotally mounted rind removino cutter projecting over tle` lateral edge ofthe Support, said rind remov-4 ing cutter and support being also relatively movable, an 4operetng connection between the support and t e rind removing cutter whereby such relative movement will move the last recited cutter about its pivot.

an eccentric bearin for the rind removing cutter, end means or shiftlng said bearing -to render the said. connection inoperative.

'28. The combination of a relatively movable meat support `and ivotally mounted slicing cutter extending eyond the upper surface of the support, a. pivotally mounted rind removing cutter projeotin4 over the `lateral edge of the support, said rind removing cutter end support being also rela-4 4tively movable, an operating conntion/be- In testimony whereof'l have-signed my name to this specification, in the resence of two subseribin witnesses, on this 28th day 30 of October A. 1910.

' ENOS ALFRED HAND.

Witnesses:

J. H. JOCHUM, Jr., CHARLES H. SEEM. 

